The Texican versus Galveston Mardi Gras

This past weekend I visited Galveston’s Mardi Gras celebration for NewsFix, wading inside a crowd of screaming thousands in various states of inebriation vying for colorful beads.

Mardi Gras of course runs one more weekend in Galveston before Fat Tuesday, so you have plenty of time to make plans to party on The Strand.

I think I gave myself a hernia from laughing at everything I was seeing. I literally almost busted my gut. We had the most fun on Saturday night with a woman named Crazy Karen who’s been coming to the island for the festivities for over a decade. She’s the one dressed up like a Christmas tree. We ended up catching up with her later — randomly — at another balcony bash we rushed into. More on that later. I had glitter on my face for days after donning that mask too, which went over really well at the gym.

I would suggest getting a hotel nearby The Strand because as any law dog will tell you, they are looking for drunk drivers coming out of town.